Garment-hanger



1. L. LYMAN. GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 1919.

Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

UNITED srnrns PATENT onnion.

JOHN I1. LYMAN, 0F EASTI-IAMPTON, MASSAGHUSETTS.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1920;

Application filed May 22, 1919. Serial No. 298,984.

To all whom'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. LYMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Easth'ampton, in the county of Hampshlre and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1nGarment-Hangers; and I do declare the fol-- lowing to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provlde an extremely simple andinexpensive, yet a highly efficient and reliable garment hanger formedof a'single piece of wire having a suitable amount of resiliency to gripthe garment or the like by spring tension.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novelconstruction of the device hereinafter fully described and claimed,reference being made to the accompanying drawing.

Figure l is a front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 ofFig. 2.

In the manufacture of the invention, I

.take a single length of wire and coil the same between its ends to forma coded spring 1. One end 2 of the wire depends from the spring 1 and iscoiled adjacent the latter to form an eye 3 for the reception of anattaching screw or the like 4, and'the' free end of the part 2 is bentto form a loop 5 and is finally bent rearwardlv to provide a prong 6which is adapted to be driven into the wall or the like to which thearticle is attached by the fastener 4E. The convolu-' tions of the coil1, the eye 3, and the loop 5,

are all preferably located in approximately the same plane as shownclearly in Fig. 2.

The other end of the wire depends from the coil 1 to form a spring arm 7which is bent upwardly and rearwardly at 8 and then forwardly at 9 toprovide a gripping element adapted for coaction with the loo 5 inholding garments, towels, etc. A er forming the gripping elementaforesaid, the

wire is wrapped around the vertical part of the arm 7 and then extendsforwardly to provide a preferably U-shaped hook 11 hav-'' ing a roundedend 12. This hook may be used for supporting numerous articles.

By constructing the device in or approxi mately in the manner shown anddescribed, it may be easily and inexpensively manufac tured, and lesswire is required than is necessary for the construction of other similararticles.

The hanger may be used for numerous purposes, but is particularly welladapted for towels, dust cloths, sweaterswhich are easily and often tornby the ordinary style of hooks, childrens bath robes, etc. By

grasping the garment or the like with both hands, and stretching ittight, and then forca ing it upwardly into engagementwith the inclinedpart 8, it is easily inserted in the device and is efiectively heldtherein by spring tension. Any other article may be between its ends toform an eye for the re ception of a fastener, thelower end of said reararm being bent to form a loop in approximately the same plane with saidspring and eye and adapted to rest against the wall or the like to whichthe device is secured,

the end of the wire after forming-said loop, extending rearwardly toprovide a' prong adapted to penetrate the wall orjtheliket the front armbeing'bent upwardlyand rearwardly and then forwardly to provide agripping element for. coaction with the aforesaid loop, said forwardlyextending portion being wrapped around thevertical part of said frontarm and then extending forwardly hooks V In testimony whereof I havehereunto set my hand. 7

JOHN L. LYMAN.

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